Toshirou
and Karin Hitsugaya have been married for two months. For two long
months, they've been pretending to be a happily wedded couple. For
two long months, they've been playing the role of perfect husband
and wife in front of everyone, particularly the elites of the society
– their crowd. Also, for two longs months they've been ignoring
each other and it seems that this will continue until the end of
time.

It's a
beautiful Saturday afternoon and Karin is lazily sitting on her
couch. Since it's a Saturday, she's not in the mood to get out of
her room. Well, simply because she doesn't want to see a certain
someone outside. Who else but her very own husband, Toshirou
Hitsugaya. Ever since the ordeal happened, she's not in the mood to
even hear his name. That is why she's spending this whole day
inside.

On the
other hand, Mr. Hitsugaya or more known as Toshirou is in the garden,
drinking his favorite chamomile tea.

Ever
since he and his wife returned from Greece, he started to have
fascination to the aforementioned tea. According to him, it soothes
him or more like his stressed brain and nerves. Not to mention the
endless bickering he's having with his wife whenever they're
crossing paths, inside the house.

"What
a beautiful Saturday afternoon. I wonder what my wife's doing. I
haven't seen her for days." A slight smile is plastered on
his face when he recalls about his wife. "It's not that I miss
her but we're living under the same roof and I cannot believe that
someone can hibernate that long." He can't help but chuckle.
"Now where did that came from?"

-

It's
almost time for dinner but not an ordinary one. Because having dinner
with your in-law is something that happens once in a blue moon,
unless that in-law detests your marriage. Fortunately for this
couple, both families can never feel better about their marriage that
is why the young couple is rarely pestered by their parents.

Everything
is perfect up to the last detail. The only thing that is missing is
the guest. And maybe the answer to that question is the incoming
phone call.

riiiiing

"Good
evening; Hitsugaya residence. May I know who's on the line please?"

"Hello!
This is Ishin."

"Ah,
Mr. Kurosaki! Do you want me to get madame or sir?"

"No, no
need for that. Just tell them that I cannot make it to dinner. And
I'm very sorry about that."

"Very
well sir. I will this to madame."

"What
is it?", asked Karin.

"Ah
madame. It's your father. He said that he cannot make it tonight
and he's very sorry."

"O-Ok."
Karin is definitely not pleased with this. "Very well then. You are
dismissed".

With
that, the maid left.

The maid
may have left but the daredevil came. And this person is the last
person that Karin wishes to see in her entire life.

"Hey."

"Hey"

"What's
going on?"

"Nothing",
Karin said sarcastically and smiled. And then she dashed out of the
living room, or so she thought.

"There's
nothing to talk about? Who are you kidding? There's a lot to talk
about! And we're talking… NOW!"

"Well…
I do not want to speak with you. So let go of me this instant!"

"No.
And if I said we are talking, we will!"

With no
further ado, he carried her like a sack of potato to his room. He
definitely does not want the maids or anyone to hear of this "talk".

The first
five minutes they've spent inside the room of Toshirou was spent in
an awkward silence. And it might continue if Karin did not dare to
break it. "So what do you want to talk about? I cannot believe that
you just became tongue-tied after dragging me all the way up here!"

"…"

"If
you're not talking, then I'm leaving."

"Who
told you that you are allowed to leave? You will only leave this room
unless we settle everything in this 'little talk' of ours!"

"Good.
That just means that I didn't throw away 10 minutes of my life for
nothing. Better start this 'talk' that you're talking about
since I do not have any plans in staying in here for a long time."

"Fine
then I'd go straight to the point."

"Good."

"I
cannot continue living like this forever!"

"E-Excuse
me?" Karin cannot believe her ears. What's this talk all about?
And what the heck is this man talking about?

"Don't
play dumb with me! You know what I'm talking about! We've been
living together on the same roof for almost two months! Also, we are
a married couple."

"…"

"Don't
you think that it would be better if we start acting our age? I mean,
c'mon! After the whole Greece ordeal…"

"Yes
the Greece ordeal! Great! You just reminded me of one of the million
reasons why I loathe you so much!"

"H-Hey!
I already said sorry! And I really mean it!"

"That's
not it! Sorry is not enough for what you have said to me that time!
You know, I'm neither stupid nor dumb. I already knew that what
binds us is not love! You do not need to rub it in. You do not need
to say it to my face. Because you're not the only victim here!"

"Look…
I said I'm sorry, ok?"

"It's
definitely not ok!", she shot back. "And you look here, I, too,
wanted the same thing you wanted. I wanted to find a man good enough
for me."

"…"

"I may
not be in a relationship then but that does not mean that I am ok
with this!"

Toshirou
is out of words. He's afraid that he might just say the wrong words
again and make Karin even angrier. All the knowledge he had gained in
the famous schools he attended to, where are they now? He's
helpless in front of his crying wife. She is so fragile and Toshirou
doesn't want to "break" her.

The
"fragile" Karin is crying her heart out. She definitely doesn't
want to cry. Crying is one of the things she does not fancy. Also,
she doesn't want to cry in front of him, again. She doesn't want
this to happen but her tears just fell. And she definitely cannot
stop the pull of gravity. But to her surprise, a pair of warm hands
pulled her in a warm embrace. It is his. And she doesn't seem to
mind.

"H-Hey…
I know I'm not in the right place to say this but we'll work
things out and everything will be ok."

Karin
just nodded. She's overwhelmed with all the crying and stuff.

"I
promise. Everything will be ok. We'll figure this out… together."

Just like
in Greece, Karin cried herself to sleep. But this time, she's in
the arms of Toshirou instead of a cold pillow.

-

Another
crappy installment and it's sappy too! But this time, the ending is
a bit "happy".

I just
though of updating so I did. I have to admit that this story is not
planned at all. I just write whatever is in my mind the moment that I
feel like updating. And speaking of updates, they will be coming
rarely now. Probably more rare than usual because I have to
concentrate on being a skilled medic.

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who supports this.

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